Corporations and criminal responsibility
By: Celia Wells.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: [Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice]; Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Criminal liability of juristic persons -- Great Britain; Corporation law -- Great Britain -- Criminal provisions
Description: Business corporations wield enormous economic power, and legal structures largely serve their interests. This book analyses the background to the demands to use criminal law sanctions against corporations, including demand for corporate manslaughter.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-184) and index.
Series statement from jacket.